Annual General Meetings
The AGM has traditionally been held in July, and the report is published in the Bulletin. Since 1993, before the formal meeting, there has been, as a rule, a programme of talks by members of the Society or invited speakers. Over the years, the usual location has been London, but occasionally the Society went elsewhere, for example in 1992 to Rochester, with a visit to the Elliott Brothers archives. Recently, the Society has chosen locations outside London and combined this with a visits programme.
2023 Saturday 15th July, AGM at the British Optical Association Museum, London.
2022 Saturday 11th June, AGM at the Science Museum, London.
2021 Online AGM followed by Professor Michael Burton, ‘A Virtual Tour of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium’, (12 June), summarised as ‘Ten Amazing Objects from the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP)’, Michael Burton, Heather Alexander and Matthew McMahon, Bulletin 150 (September 2021), 36-41.
2020 Online AGM followed by Dr Alexi Baker, ‘Highlights from the Yale Peabody Museum’, (13 June), Bulletin 147 (Dec 2020), 34-43.
2019 ‘The Trafalgar Tavern’ Greenwich, London, followed by a visit to ‘The Moon’ exhibition, National Maritime Museum (27 July), Bulletin 142 (September 2019), 2-3, 42-43.
2018 ‘The Boot and Flogger’, Borough Market, London (7 July), Bulletin 138 (September 2018), 4-5.
2017 Combe Mill; Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Waddesdon Manor (25–26 June), Bulletin 134 (September 2017), 2-5, 46.
2016 Whipple Museum; Cambridge and the Centre for Computing History (3 July), Bulletin 130 (September 2016), 2-3.
2015 Chatham Historic Dockyard and Royal Engineers Museum (27–28 June), Bulletin 126 (September 2015), 2.
2014 Bletchley Park (21–22 June), Bulletin 122 (September 2014), 2-3.
2013 UCL, London (20 July), Bulletin 118 (September 2013), 10-12.
2012 Wadham College, Oxford (28 July), Bulletin 114 (September 2012), 4-6.
2011 Baden Powell House, Kensington, London, followed by a visit to the Mineralogy Department of the Natural History Museum (23 July), Bulletin 110 (September 2011), 2-4, 42.
2010 Churchill College, Cambridge (24 July), Bulletin 106 (September 2010), 2-4.
2009 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (18 July), Bulletin 102 (September 2009), 2-5.
2008 Kings College, London (5 July), Bulletin 98 (September 2008), 2-7.
2007 Kings College, London (7 July), Bulletin 94 (September 2007), 7-9, 25.
2006 Oriel College, Oxford (22 July), Bulletin 90 (September 2006), 5.
2005 University of Greenwich (9 July), Bulletin 86 (September 2005), 14.
2004 Churchill College, Cambridge (3 July), Bulletin 82 (September 2004), 2-3.
2003 Society of Antiquaries, London (2 July), Bulletin 78 (September 2003), 2-3.
2002 Society of Antiquaries, London (10 July), Bulletin 74 (September 2002), 2-3.
2001 Society of Antiquaries, London (11 July), Bulletin 70 (September 2001), 3-4.
2000 Royal Over-Seas League, London (14 June), Bulletin 66 (September 2000), 3-4.
1999 Society of Antiquaries, London (7 July), Bulletin 62 (September 1999), 3-4.
1998 Society of Antiquaries, London (8 July), Bulletin 58 (September 1998), 4-5.
1997 Society of Antiquaries, London (9 July), Bulletin 54 (September 1997), 4-5.
1996 Society of Antiquaries, London (3 July), Bulletin 50 (September 1996), 4-5.
1995 Society of Antiquaries, London (6 July), Bulletin 46 (September pt 1995), 4-5.
1994 Society of Antiquaries, London (30 June), Bulletin 42 (September 1994), 3-4.
1993 Society of Antiquaries, London (8 July), Bulletin 38 (September 1993), 4.
1992 GEC Avionics, Rochester (27 June) Bulletin 32 (September 1992), 2.
1991 Science Museum, London (29 June), Bulletin 31 (December 1991), 2.
1990 St Catherine’s College, Oxford (30 June), Bulletin 27 (1990), 2.
1989 National Maritime Museum (17 June).
1988 National Maritime Museum (18 June), Bulletin 20 (1989), 18-19.
1987 British Museum (20 June), Bulletin 15 (1987), 2-3.
1986 St Cross College, Oxford (31 May), Bulletin 11 (1986), 6-8.
1985 Science Museum (25 June), Bulletin 6 (Spring 1985), 2-3.
1984 Royal Society of Arts (16 May), Bulletin 3 (Spring 1984), 2.
1983 Science Museum (20 April), Bulletin 1 (Summer 1983), 1.